MJCC E-News Flash

2006 MetroJackson Chamber of

Commerce Golf Tournament

May 15, 2006

Reunion Golf and Country Club

Program

11:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M: Check-in

11:30 A.M. -1:00 P.M.: Lunch

12:00 P.M.: Putting and Chipping Contest

1:00 P.M. Shotgun Start

5:00 P.M. Reception

For more information, please contact Kellye Smith at (601) 948-7575, ext. 234 or email ksmith@metrochamber.com.

Silver Sponsors:

Prizes include:

Top 2 Team Pay Out

First Place: $ 200 (each player) Gift Certificate to Steven's Golf Shop
Second Place: $125 (each player) Gift Certificate to Steven's Golf Shop

Contests:

Hole In one

Closest to the Pin - PODS

Longest Drive - BellSouth

Putting contest - Balch & Bingham

Chipping Contest - BancorpSouth

Grand Prize Drawing

*2 Tickets on Delta Airlines (All players automatically entered)

*Special Thanks to our Level Investors

Website and Marketing Services Offer From Garner Media, Inc.

Chamber Member Garner Media, Inc. is offering a promotion of its website hosting and marketing services through June 1^st. Any member who signs up for hosting before June 1^st will receive the first month free and a marketing consultation at no charge. Contact Joe at 601-420-0811 or simply fill out this form for more information: www.garnermediainc.com/chamber_signup.html Garner Media, Inc. is a full-service marketing firm providing web site development & hosting, TV & radio commercial production, ad creation, corporate identity/branding and full-service printing.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The Mississippi Trade Mart

The Tri-County Council of Chambers presents Prospecting in the PM, a trade show specifically for small businesses located in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. This unique advertising, promotion and networking opportunity provides small business owners an affordable way to showcase their products and services. Booth space at Prospecting in the PM is available to companies that are members of any Chamber of Commerce in Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. With attendance open to the public, small businesses that exhibit can reach hundreds of potential customers.

More than 200 businesses are expected to participate in Prospecting in the PM, so interested companies should register early. At just $150 per booth, this is the most affordable trade show in the metro area. Deadline to register: June 1, 2006 If you were an exhibitor in 2005, you are eligible for a $25 discount, but you must register before May 24, 2006!!!

For more information, please contact Kellye Smith at (601) 948-7575 or e-mail her at ksmith@metrochamber.com.

Congratulations To This Year's

Mississippi Business Hall of Fame

Inductees

Five Mississippi business leaders will be recognized for their contributions to the state when they are inducted into the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame on May 8, 2006.

This year's inductees are:

· William (Bill) Cooley, of Systems Companies (Jackson/Canton)

· Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Laurel)

· Sister Mary Dorothea Sondgeroth, O.P. of St. Dominic Health Services, Inc. (Jackson)

· Robert Roy Ward, of HORNE LLP (Jackson)

· Kenneth W. Williams, of Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works (Corinth)

A 20-person selection committee, composed of business leaders and business deans from colleges across the state, chose the four from over 100 nominations submitted state-wide.

The new Mississippi Business Hall of Fame Laureates will be inducted at a dinner on May 8, held at the Marriott Jackson Hotel. Tickets are: $2,000 for a Benefactor’s Table of eight, or $1,200 for a Patron’s table of eight, or $150 per person, and may be purchased by contacting Junior Achievement at 601-948-3997.